Machine for blacking boots and shoes



(No Model.) i

R. T. ROBERTS.

MACHINE POR BLAOKINO BOOTS AND SHOES. No. 336,592. YZ Patented Feb. 23, 1886.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT THOMAS ROBERTS, OF RACINE, IVISCONSIN.

MACHINE FOR BL'ACKING BOOTSv AND SHOES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 336.592, dated February 23, 1886.

Application filed Mai-0h12, 1885. Serial No, 158,590. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT T. ROBERTS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Racine, in the county of Racine and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and useful Improvement. in Machines for Blacking Boot-s and Shoes, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention has relation to an improvement in machines for applying blacking to and polishing boots and shoes; and the object of the invention is to provide improved means for supporting the brush-shaft, to provide iu1- proved means for operating the same, to provide reservoirs for containing the blacking, with stirrer-shai'ts operated through suitable connections by the brush'shaft, and, further, to provide brushes communicating with said reservoirs and adapted to supply the blacking.

With these ends in view the invention con sists in the improved construction and cornbinat-ions of parts hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a boot-blacking machine constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is an end elevation. Fig. 3 is a vertical section through the blacking-reservoirs. Fig. 4 is a view of the machine folded for packing. Fig. 5 is a plan view showing therelative arrangement of one of the blackiug-boxes and the brush.

In the accompanying drawings, in which like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures, A represents a supporting-stand, which is composed of the front piece, A', having the ends A2 hinged thereto so as to swing outwardly, and the top piece A3 hinged to the front Ain such a manner that said front piece may be turned up and rest upon the upper face of said top with its upper edge. The top A3 is formed with a recess, a, and fitting in said recess a is a strip, c, which is hinged to the top, so that it may be thrown back upon the same.

Mounted in the ends A2, near the lower rear corners thereof, is a shaft, A5, carrying a treadle, A6, having an outwardlyextending B B designate uprights, which extend upt wardly from the rear of the top A3, and are hinged thereto, and are connected and braced at their upper ends by a bar, B2, and hinged to said uprights B B is a platform, B3, which may be turned forwardly, said platform being held or supported in the position shown in Fig. 1 by hooks a', engaging staples a2 on the uprights B B.

Mounted iu uprights C C', secured upon the upper side of the platform B, isabrushshaft, C2, having thereon a series of brushes, B4 B5 6in this case three. These brushes are composed of bristles, which are iitted inthebrushshaft, and at suitable intervals on said shaft are provided disks 0*, which have bristles extending outwardly from both their sides. It will thus be seen that the bristles extending from the shaft will serve to polish the top of the shoe, and the bristles on the disks the sides thereof. Both ends of the brush-shaft are extended beyond their bearings, and on the end adjacent to the upright C is a brush, C3, the bristles of which are finer than those before mentioned, said brush being designed to apply the blacking to the finer qualities of 8o shoes, such as kid.

Upon the rear ends of the uprigh-ts Care secured boxes D D', the box D being located on a line with the brush Ca while the box D is located on a line with the first of theseries of brushes B4 B5 B6. These boxes are provided with removable covers ci, and extending through said boxes is a shaft, D3, having thereon, within the boxes, stirrers D4, which are adapted to mix the blacking. A pulley, d, is arranged uponvthe stirrer-shaft D3, and is connected by a belt or band, d, with a pulley on the brushshaft, so that when the brushshaft is rotated motion will be imparted to the stirrer-shaft.

In the lower ends of the boxes or casings, which form the reservoirs for the blacking, on the front sides thereof, are provided slots or openings d3, in which are fitted brushes d4, the outer ends of which rest upon the brushes B C, between the disks O4, and supply blacking to the same.

Secured adjacent to the upright B, just above the same, is a plate, E, carrying a pivoted jointed arm, E', having at its lower end a pulley, E2, which is mounted on an outward- 1y-extending arm thereof. A series of holes or openings, e, are formed in the plate E, and

adapted to engage any one of the same is a screw or pin, e3, the end of which extends through said opening and engages an opening in the pivoted jointed arm, thus holding the same rigid at any desired adjustment. pulley or band-Wheel E2 has an outwardly-extending crank-pin, E3, which is pivotally connected with the upper end of the pitman A8. A belt, E4, connects the pulley or band-wheel E2 with a pulley on the end of the shaft adjacent to the upright C', so that when the treadle is operated it will revolve the brush and stirrer shafts through the medium of the pulleys and their belt-connections.

When it is desired to operate the machine by hand, thejointed arm is disconnected from the treadle and moved forwardly, and is held rigid by means of the pin e3.

When desired, the platform carrying the brush-shaft and reservoirs may be thrown down upon the top and operated from that point.

' Vhen the machine is to be folded, the platform is thrown down upon the top, the ends turned forwardly, and the front side thrown up and heldin such position byahook engag` ing an eye on the platform. The end strips inclose the ends of the platform, and are secured to the uprights B B by ahook. By this arrangement the machine may be folded to occupy a small amount of space.

The machine before described is simple in its construction, effective, and easily operated, and is strong and durable.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a machine for blacking boots and shoes, the combination of a frame, a revolv- The ing shaft mounted therein and carrying a series of brushes, liquid-receptacles arranged above the plane of the brush-shaft and having a discharge-opening, a revolving stirrershaft arranged in said receptacles, belt-connections from the brush-shaft to the stirrershaft, and brushes d, projecting from the liquid-receptacles and adapted to convey the liquid from the exits 'therein and apply the same to the proper brushes on the revolving brush-shaft, as set forth.

2. In a machine for blacking boots and shoes, the combinatiom'with a frame, of a brush-shaft, a pulley on the end of the same, a pivoted arm earryingapulley, atreadle, and belt-connections between the pulley on said arm and the treadle and said last-mentioned pulley and that of the brush-shaft, substantially as set forth.

3. In a machine for blacking boots and shoes, the combination, with a frame, of a brush-shaft and brushes, a pulley on one end of said shaft, a pivoted arm carrying a pulley, and a belt connecting said pulleys, substantially as described.

4. In a machine for blacking boots and shoes, the combination, with a frame, of a brush-shaft and brushes and a pulley on one end of said shaft, of a pivoted jointed arm carrying a pulley, a belt connecting said pulleys, and a pin for holding said arm rigid, substantially as set forth.

5. In a machine for blacking boots and shoes, the combination, with a frame comprising a front piece having hinged ends, a hinged top, and hinged supports extending up wardly from said top, of a hinged platform carrying the blacking mechanism, and driving-gearing for operating said mechanism, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT THOMAS ROBERTS.

Witnesses:

DAVID H. FLETT, ELBERT O. HAND. 

